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Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Devils Lake Fire grows to 600 acres overnight

BLY, Ore. – The
Devils Lake Fire was estimated at 600
acres this morning, with active burning in sage brush, grass and timber.

Firefighters worked through the
night to establish perimeter lines on the lightning-caused fire, which was
reported about 3 p.m. Monday. It is located on the Bly Ranger District of the Fremont-Winema
National Forest near Devil Lake on the Fish Hole Road, 5 miles southeast of
Bly.

No closures have been ordered and
no structures are threatened at this time.

Record daily high temperatures are expected
to be set this week. Strong high pressure aloft will build across the western
US, which could increase fire behavior. A wet winter and spring yielded heavier-than-normal grasses,
which have cured and dried in the recent hot, dry weather, enabling fire to
spread rapidly.

South Central Oregon Fire
Management Partnership is an interagency fire management program that provides
comprehensive wildland fire service to south central Oregon and northwest Nevada.
The partnership strives to achieve a more efficient, effective and integrated
interagency fire management program for all participating agencies on the lands
administered and protected by each agency.

Participating
agencies include: Fremont-Winema National Forest, Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) Lakeview District, Sheldon-Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge
Complex, Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Crater Lake National
Park and state lands protected by the Klamath-Lake District of the Oregon
Department of Forestry (ODF).